French Ministry names Euclid a dangerous city

Euclid, along with Lakewood and Cleveland Heights, were named dangerous cities by the French Ministry, and travelers were advised to avoid the area if they were going to visit Cleveland.
The ministry had a post on its website earlier this week warning visitors of the dangerous cities.
However, as of Friday morning, the cities were removed, although a warning about visiting Cleveland remained.
“I’m glad it’s off, but I wasn’t demanding an apology,” said Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik. “I want to invite them to stop here and take them out around the city.”
Although the post on the website is in French, a rough Google translation of the page reads, “Cleveland: The city is not a danger in the day, but at night is not recommended. Some suburban neighborhoods Northeast are also to be avoided.”
Cervenik thought whoever was responsible had not visited these cities, and in Euclid specifically he or she hasn’t visited the parks, new fishing pier, new schools, the neighborhoods and more that the city has to offer.
“People can come to my office and I will show them the city,” he said. “People need to see all that we have here. It is a great place to live.”
According to data from the FBI in 2012, Cleveland Heights with a population of 45,761 reported 168 violent crimes and Lakewood with a population of 51,721 reported 64 violent crimes. Data for Euclid was not available.
A call to Euclid police seeking comment was not returned.Here is a link to the webpage that lists Cleveland suburbs as dangerous:Crime Data by city from the FBI: